of Norfolk. The following description of Baskerville Hall in Doyle's book can also be matched to the exterior aspects of Cromer Hall. From The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally serialised in the Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902. Unfortunately, Doyle himself said nothing in his autobiography about the writing of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Although the setting for the story was Devon, Doyle's visit to Cromer undoubtedly provided part of the inspiration. Occupants Cromer Hall was bought by Benjamin Bond Cabbell from Lady Listowel (daughter of Admiral Windham) in 1852. He was succeeded at Cromer Hall by his nephew John Cabbell who changed his name to Bond-Cabbell in 1875. He was succeeded by his son, Benjamin Bond-Cabbell, in 1878. The hall today Cromer Hall is not open to the public (summer 2010) and the house is still a private residence. The best position from which to view the building is Hall Road, which leads south from Cromer to the village of Felbrigg. It is described at length by the Donthorn expert Roderick O'Donnell in ‘Cromer Hall, Norfolk; the home of the Cabbell-Manners family’, in Country Life Magazine (London, vol 196, no.2, 10 January 2002, pp. [34]-39). In the summer of 2017, the hall hosted two open-air concerts. References Cromer Country houses in Norfolk Grade II* listed buildings in Norfolk Wyndham family residences Houses completed in 1829 1829 establishments in England